Federal Grant Award Summary

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services received a Formula Grant award of $387,464.00 from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families under the Child Abuse and Neglect State Grants program (CFDA 93.669), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030. This funding supports Maine's child protective services system through essential operational and programmatic improvements, including intake, assessment, screening, and investigation protocols for child abuse and neglect reports; risk and safety assessment procedures; and training for child protective services workers and mandated reporters. The award also funds prevention programs addressing child abuse and neglect, procedures for cross-agency collaboration among child protection, domestic violence, and other services, and support for Citizen Review Panels.

Under this grant, Maine DHHS distributes federal funding to community-based sub-recipients and specialized service providers that deliver direct services statewide. Named sub-recipients include Bethany Christian Services of Northern New England (family preservation and crisis intervention services), Maine Children's Trust Inc. (evidence-based home visiting), and Adoptive & Foster Families of Maine Inc. (resource family support). These organizations and other sub-awardees implement prevention activities, provide services to at-risk populations including children with prenatal drug exposure, conduct criminal record checks for prospective foster and adoptive parents, and support identification and referral of at-risk children to community resources across Maine.